Full Stack Software Designer

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time (on-site) experienced Full Stack Software Developer in Pittsburgh, PA we’re looking for? 

Your future role

As a Full Stack Developer, you will join the EBI Screen 2000 product development team. EBI Screen 2000 is a mission-critical enterprise application built on a modern microservices architecture, deployed on RKE2 Kubernetes clusters. You will contribute to the end-to-end development, enhancement, and maintenance of the product, working across backend services, frontend interfaces, DevOps practices, and test automation in a highly scalable, distributed environment. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse technology stack and deliver robust, high-performance solutions that power core business functions.

We will look to you for:

•     Design, develop, and maintain microservices-based components of the EBI Screen 2000 platform.
•     Implement backend services and APIs using server-side languages, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
•     Build responsive and intuitive user interfaces using modern frontend frameworks.
•     Develop and maintain automated test suites using Robot Framework to ensure high product quality and regression coverage.
•     Containerize applications with Docker and orchestrate deployments on RKE2 Kubernetes (Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2).
•     Collaborate with cross-functional teams (program managers, QA, DevOps, and architects) in an Agile/Scrum environment.
•     Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices and coding standards.
•     Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and incident resolution.
•     Contribute to architectural decisions, technical documentation, and continuous improvement of the CI/CD pipeline.

All About You

We value passion and attitude over experience. Consequently, we do not expect you to possess every skill listed below. However, possessing some of the following qualities will support your success and growth in this role.

Required Qualifications

•     Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
•     5+ years of professional full-stack software development experience.
•     Strong proficiency in Python and at least two of the following programming languages: C++, C#, Java, or Go.
•     Proven experience developing and maintaining applications in a microservices architecture.
•     Familiarity with Robot Framework for test automation (writing keyword-driven tests, integrating with CI/CD, and maintaining test libraries).
•     Familiarity with RESTful APIs, gRPC, message queues (e.g., Kafka, Artemis), and relational/no-SQL databases.
•     Familiarity with version control (Git), CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI etc.), and cloud platforms (Azure).

Preferred Skills

•     Advanced expertise in Robot Framework, including custom libraries, or API testing extensions.
•     Optional hands-on experience with Angular (or similar modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks) for building dynamic frontend applications.
•     Practical knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration with Kubernetes, specifically RKE2 or similar distributions.
•     Experience with additional languages or tools in the EBI Screen 2000 stack (e.g., deeper expertise across C++, C#, Java, Go).
•     Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Helm) and monitoring solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
•     Understanding of security best practices, performance tuning, and distributed systems challenges.
•     Contributions to open-source projects or a strong GitHub/portfolio demonstrating relevant work.
•     Experience in Rail Control Solutions – ATS and SCADA or enterprise-scale applications is a plus.

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.